Drought-ravaged NSW farmers take to social media to celebrate rainfall

As social media users delight in videos of temporary drought-relief across regional New South Wales, residents and farmers are now pondering the next step towards long-term solutions.

Farmers and residents in western New South Wales have rejoiced after much-needed rain offered a temporary reprieve to crippling drought conditions.

Up to 100 mm of rain fell in some parts of the state, with Bourke in Northern New South Wales recording more than 60 mm of rainfall since …